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Plans to tackle Northern rail issues top priority
Plans for extra services and improved performance of Northern rail set out.
Department
for Transport
East Coast rail update
London North Eastern Railway to run East Coast Mainline services.
KidZania London joins forces with Year of Engineering campaign
The Kidzania Year of Engineering festival will bring engineering to life for children with a programme of events and activities throughout the summer.
Minister for London visits Thames Tideway Tunnel as multibillion engineering project gets underway
The scheme, one of the largest of its kind in Europe, will modernise London’s ageing sewage system for 100 years.
Jobs and housing unlocked by road schemes valued at more than £570 million
A1 Leeming to Barton upgrade officially opened and funding for 3 major new road schemes is announced.
New laws pave way for remote control parking in the UK
From June 2018 drivers will be able to use remote control parking on British roads.
Latest
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Journey time statistics information
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- Guidance
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Journey time statistics: pre-release access
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- Guidance
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Journey time statistics
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- Collection
What we do
We work with our agencies and partners to support the transport network that helps the UK’s businesses and gets people and goods travelling around the country. We plan and invest in transport infrastructure to keep the UK on the move.
DfT is a ministerial department, supported by 21 agencies and public bodies.
Documents
Our announcements
Our consultations
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Air quality: draft Clean Air Strategy 2018
- Open consultation
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Registration of local services in Enhanced Partnership Areas
- Open consultation
Our publications
Our statistics
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Journey time statistics: 2016
- Official Statistics
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Road goods vehicles travelling to Europe: April 2017 to March 2018
- National Statistics
Our ministers
Our management
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Bernadette Kelly CB
Permanent Secretary
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Clive Maxwell
Director General High Speed Rail and Major Projects
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Lucy Chadwick
Director General International, Security and Environment Group
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Polly Payne
Director General Rail Group
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Ruth Hannant
Director General Rail Group
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Nick Joyce
Director General Resources and Strategy Group
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Tricia Hayes
Director General for Roads, Devolution and Motoring Group
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Nick Olley
General Counsel
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Professor Phil Blythe CEng FIET
DfT Chief Scientific Adviser
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Ian King
Lead non-executive director, DfT
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Richard Aitken-Davies
Non-executive board member, DfT
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Richard Keys
Non-executive board member, DfT
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Tracy Westall
Non-executive board member, DfT
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Tony Poulter
Non-executive board member, DfT
Contact DfT
Office address and general enquiries
Department for Transport
Great Minster House
33 Horseferry Road
London
SW1P 4DR
Contact form https://forms.dft.gov....
Switchboard 0300 330 3000
We aim to respond within 20 working days.
We may send your personal data to other transport organisations if they are best placed to answer your inquiry.
Media enquiries
Media enquiries: Newsdesk (Monday to Friday, 8am to 7pm)
020 7944 3021
Urgent media enquiries out of hours
020 7944 4292
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If you're not a member of the media, please use the switchboard line
0300 330 3000
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